What I love about Norman Vilalta shoes is the fact that they are always something different aka unique. There is not much normality going on in his collection
The Best Shade of Tan by Carmina
For me, tan is a hard color to get right. If it is way too bright, it is hard to wear with most suits that we have in our wardrobe. If it is
News In The Shoe Industry
There are always new things going on and I feel like the way in which I write posts I can only get out so much in a week, so will hopefully now try and cover
Patina By Niklas Nordin
Not everyone is born with the ability to become Michelangelo but I do believe that everyone is born with the ability to at least become proficient in most arts.
Buffalo Leather by Carmina for Skoaktiebolaget
When your wardrobe is full of shoes of all the various colors on the spectrum, where do you go from there? Well, I would say that most people (presuming they
Colored Grain by Norman Vilalta
I have a prediction that we are going to start seeing a lot more grain leathers being used, particularly in colors outside of the average black or
Navy Cordovan by Carmina
Believe it or not, getting a good, consistent navy leather is more difficult than one might think. Many (probably most) of us use crust leather to achieve a
Norman Vilalta Loafers = Killer!!!!
This has to be one of the coolest shoes that I have seen in a long time and it's no wonder that is coming from my good friend Norman Vilalta who is
Norman Vilalta RTW and US Trunk Show Debut
After much anticipation Norman Vilalta is finally releasing his ready to wear brand at none other than Leffot of NYC, in the form of a trunk show. He will be
A Week On Instagram
Not sure how many of you are actually on Instagram, but for those of you that are not, here are some of the pictures that I have shared in the last week. For
New Carmina Action from Pitti Uomo 87
So I just got back from Pitti Uomo 87 and it was a great trip. I will write more about that later, but in the meanwhile thought that I would start showing you
Some Shots From Pitti Uomo 87
Dear Readers, Sorry for the lack of not only writing but also answering emails. I forgot to mention that I would be in Florence this
Carmina for Unipair
The fringe trend was not a very long lived one in the grand industry but I still find myself quite attracted to them. For example, in this Carmina model



















